George Elder Woods

George Elder Woods: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit George Elder Woods

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach George Elder Woods — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.82509, -93.61028. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near George Elder Woods

• Quasdorf Wagon, Machine and Blacksmith Shop Museum · museum · Wright · ~26 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~44 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Cerro Gordo · ~46 km · Must-see
• Saint Matthews Episcopal Church · church · Hardin · ~55 km · Must-see
• KRIB-AM (Mason City) · church · Cerro Gordo · ~59 km · Must-see
• Buddy Holly Crash Site · attraction · Cerro Gordo · ~60 km · Must-see
• Parkers Woods · park · Cerro Gordo · ~61 km · Must-see
• Charles H. Macnider Art Museum · museum · Cerro Gordo · ~62 km · Must-see
• Illinois Central Combination Depot-Ackley · fort · Hardin · ~68 km · Must-see
• Anderson Goose Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~71 km · Must-see
• Ambrose A Call State Park · park · Kossuth · ~72 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~73 km · Must-see
• Belmond Historical Museum · museum · Wright · ~3 km
• Old Dam · fort · Wright · ~3 km
• Jenison-Meacham Memorial Art Center and Museum · museum · Wright · ~8 km
• One Room Schoolhouse · museum · Wright · ~8 km
• Lake Cornelia · lake · Wright · ~9 km
• Lake Cornelia Path · fort · Wright · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of George Elder Woods

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near George Elder Woods

• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~44 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~73 km · Must-see
• Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~82 km · Must-see
• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~92 km · Must-see
• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~113 km · Must-see
• Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~125 km · Must-see
• Hartman Reserve Nature Center · sanctuary · Black Hawk · ~130 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~141 km · Must-see
• Horse Grove Reitz Forest Area · sanctuary · Wright · ~14 km
• Toft Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Franklin · ~25 km

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